What is cx_Oracle? cx_Oracle is a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle Database for Python 2.x and 3.x and conforms to the Python database API 2.0 specifications with a number of enhancements. Where do I get it? https://oracle.github.io/python-cx_Oracle What's new? http://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/5.3/releasenotes.html#version-5-3-march-2... In addition, my colleague, Chris Jones, has also blogged about the release here: https://blogs.oracle.com/opal/entry/python_cx_oracle_5_3 Note that the source for cx_Oracle has moved to GitHub: https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle